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OCTOBER 2009 ENLISTED PROMOTION DIGEST
Soldiers who held recommended list status as of Aug. 20 through Sept. 8, and who meet or exceed the cutoff scores for October are eligible to be promoted Oct. 1 as follows:
Rank Primary Zone Secondary Zone
Sergeant to staff sergeant 72 months time in service and 10 months time in grade 71 months time in service (less than 72 months) and nine months time in grade (less than 10 months)
Specialist/corporal to sergeant 36 months time in service and eight months time in grade 35 months time in service (less than 36 months) and seven months time in grade (less than eight months)
Airborne Advantage
The airborne advantage can be applied in October to the specialties listed below. Soldiers drawing jump pay, and who are assigned to positions coded with skill qualification identifier P, S or V can deduct 65 points for scores to sergeant, and 25 points for scores to staff sergeant.
To Sergeant: 13B, 13F, 13R, 14S, 15B, 15F, 15G, 15H, 15N, 15W, 21R, 21W, 21Y, 25B, 25C, 25M, 25N, 25P, 25Q, 25R, 25U, 25V, 27D, 35L, 35M, 35N, 35P, 36B, 42A, 42F, 46Q, 46R, 56M, 68A, 68Q, 74D, 88N, 89A, 91L, 91W, 92A, 92G, 92L, 92W, 92Y, 94A, 94F
To Staff Sergeant: 13S, 13W, 15N, 15P, 25C, 25E, 25M, 25R, 35P, 38B, 46Q, 46R, 68J, 68S, 89B, 92Y, 94L
STAR MOSs
STAR MOSs in which additional promotions would have been authorized for October if more soldiers in these shortage military occupational specialties were on selection lists.
To Sergeant: 13F, 13R, 15J, 15W, 21C, 21D, 25F, 25N, 25Q, 25R, 27D, 31D, 35G, 35N, 68X, 91L, 91P
To Staff Sergeant: 11C, 13R, 14E, 14J, 15W, 18B, 21D, 25N, 35F, 35L, 35N, 46R, 89D, 94S, 94Y
Grade List Promotions Remaining Pending
SGM 2008 22 532 42
MSG 2008 258 1,363 222
SFC 2009 903 4,338 64
SSG N/A 1,977 18,751* N/A
SGT N/A 4,260 21,331* N/A
*Note: These are estimates because sergeant and staff sergeant lists are maintained by field promotion authorities.
Selection Boards
* Sergeant major Promotions off the 2008 list began in December. The list is projected to last until the spring of 2010. The 2010 board meets April 20-May 11.
* Master sergeant Promotions off the 2008 list began in December. The 2009 board convenes Oct. 14, and the 2010 board Oct. 26.
* Sergeant first class Promotions off the 2009 list began in March. The 2010 board meets Feb. 2-26.